DPH 243 EXAM 2026 LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
The International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) was developed as a
successor to the:
a. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
b. National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS).
c. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
d. Decayed, Missing, or Filled Index - ANS-d. decayed, missing, or filled index
The Basic Screening Survey (BSS) developed by the Association of State and Territorial Dental
Directors (ASTDD) includes the measurement of sealants in preschool children. The National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from the CDC has added the measurement
of dental sealants on primary molars in this age group.
a. Both statements are true.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is true, the second statement is false.
d. The first statement is false, the second statement is true. - ANS-d. the first statement is false,
and the second statement is true
Each of the following is true EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
a. Composite indices that score gingivitis and periodontitis on the same scale are now
considered invalid.
b. Clinical attachment loss (CAL) remains the diagnostic "gold standard" for periodontitis.
c. The Healthy People 2020 periodontal disease objective relates to periodontitis in adults (35-
to 44-year-olds).
,d. The Periodontal Disease Index (PDI) is no longer considered useful because it no longer
reflects contemporary theories of periodontal disease. - ANS-c. the Healthy People 2020
periodontal disease objective relates to periodontitis in adults (35-to-44-year-olds)
Which of the following is true regarding the measurement of oral and pharyngeal cancer (OPC)?
a. The proportion of OPC diagnosed in the earliest stage dropped during 2000-2010.
b. OPC primarily affects children and teenagers.
c. There is no racial disparity in relation to the burden and outcomes of OPC.
d. The worldwide survival rate of OPC is less than 10%. - ANS-a. the proportion of POC
diagnosed in the earliest stage dropped during 2000-2010
Which of the following is the optimum fluoride level as recommended by the U.S. Public Health
Service?
a. 0.7 mg/L
b. 1.0 mg/L
c. 1.2 mg/L
d. None. It is no longer recommended. - ANS-a. 0.7 mg/L
Which of the following is the only Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicator (LHI) that
represents oral health?
a. Increase proportion of children, adolescents, and adults who used the oral healthcare system
in the past year.
b. Dental insurance coverage.
c. Receipt of oral cancer screening.
d. Access to oral health care. - ANS-a. increase proportion of children, adolescents, and adults
who used the oral healthcare system in the past year
, The link between Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQOL) and oral health status ______
straightforward and ______ influenced by various individual and socioenvironmental factors.
a. is; is
b. is; is not
c. is not; is
d. is not; is not - ANS-c. is not; is
What percentage of states have a dental professional as the state oral health program (SOHP)
director?
a. 10%
b. 25%
c. 33%
d. 50% - ANS-c. 33%
Which of the following was the most common condition of the 291 diseases studied in the
international collaborative Global Burden of Disease Study in 1990-2010?
a. Tuberculosis
b. Cardiovascular disease
c. Dental caries
d. Cancer - ANS-c. dental caries
Each of the following Healthy People 2010 objectives experienced regression EXCEPT one.
Which one is the EXCEPTION?
a. The amount of caries and untreated decay in children.
b. The proportion of oral and pharyngeal cancers detected at the earliest stage.
c. The proportion of children, adolescents, and adults who used the oral healthcare system in
the past year.
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
The International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) was developed as a
successor to the:
a. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
b. National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS).
c. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
d. Decayed, Missing, or Filled Index - ANS-d. decayed, missing, or filled index
The Basic Screening Survey (BSS) developed by the Association of State and Territorial Dental
Directors (ASTDD) includes the measurement of sealants in preschool children. The National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from the CDC has added the measurement
of dental sealants on primary molars in this age group.
a. Both statements are true.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is true, the second statement is false.
d. The first statement is false, the second statement is true. - ANS-d. the first statement is false,
and the second statement is true
Each of the following is true EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
a. Composite indices that score gingivitis and periodontitis on the same scale are now
considered invalid.
b. Clinical attachment loss (CAL) remains the diagnostic "gold standard" for periodontitis.
c. The Healthy People 2020 periodontal disease objective relates to periodontitis in adults (35-
to 44-year-olds).
,d. The Periodontal Disease Index (PDI) is no longer considered useful because it no longer
reflects contemporary theories of periodontal disease. - ANS-c. the Healthy People 2020
periodontal disease objective relates to periodontitis in adults (35-to-44-year-olds)
Which of the following is true regarding the measurement of oral and pharyngeal cancer (OPC)?
a. The proportion of OPC diagnosed in the earliest stage dropped during 2000-2010.
b. OPC primarily affects children and teenagers.
c. There is no racial disparity in relation to the burden and outcomes of OPC.
d. The worldwide survival rate of OPC is less than 10%. - ANS-a. the proportion of POC
diagnosed in the earliest stage dropped during 2000-2010
Which of the following is the optimum fluoride level as recommended by the U.S. Public Health
Service?
a. 0.7 mg/L
b. 1.0 mg/L
c. 1.2 mg/L
d. None. It is no longer recommended. - ANS-a. 0.7 mg/L
Which of the following is the only Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicator (LHI) that
represents oral health?
a. Increase proportion of children, adolescents, and adults who used the oral healthcare system
in the past year.
b. Dental insurance coverage.
c. Receipt of oral cancer screening.
d. Access to oral health care. - ANS-a. increase proportion of children, adolescents, and adults
who used the oral healthcare system in the past year
, The link between Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQOL) and oral health status ______
straightforward and ______ influenced by various individual and socioenvironmental factors.
a. is; is
b. is; is not
c. is not; is
d. is not; is not - ANS-c. is not; is
What percentage of states have a dental professional as the state oral health program (SOHP)
director?
a. 10%
b. 25%
c. 33%
d. 50% - ANS-c. 33%
Which of the following was the most common condition of the 291 diseases studied in the
international collaborative Global Burden of Disease Study in 1990-2010?
a. Tuberculosis
b. Cardiovascular disease
c. Dental caries
d. Cancer - ANS-c. dental caries
Each of the following Healthy People 2010 objectives experienced regression EXCEPT one.
Which one is the EXCEPTION?
a. The amount of caries and untreated decay in children.
b. The proportion of oral and pharyngeal cancers detected at the earliest stage.
c. The proportion of children, adolescents, and adults who used the oral healthcare system in
the past year.
